Chapter 208 Gathering in the Inner City
He Zhuo immediately rushed to the wall and looked down: "Good heavens! There must be over a thousand people! Have all the ability users from the base come out in full force?"
Liu Hanhai led the crowd through the first iron fence and raised a megaphone: "Quiet down, everyone! There are too many people; we will arrange for them to observe from various watchtowers in batches."
Apart from the watchtower where Lu Nange and her group were located, the other watchtowers were soon crowded with survivors who came to check.
The central platform between the first and second walls was teeming with people.
The air was filled with the sounds of people talking...
"There are so many zombies..."
"No wonder they've always kept us away from the outer wall..."
Someone's voice trembled: "But with such a huge number of them... can we really kill them all?"
"Coward, what are you afraid of!" The burly man with the thick beard spat. "Didn't you hear what the base commander said? Madam You's siblings with their level four superpowers are in our base. If we don't act now, once they leave, we'll be living in constant fear, always ready to become zombie food!"
"But they didn't break through before, so who knows if they won't in the future?" A weak voice of rebuttal came from the crowd.
The bearded man suddenly grabbed the speaker's collar: "Idiot, didn't you hear the base commander say that the zombies have developed brains? They can even strategize and deploy troops now, and their attacks are getting stronger and stronger. Who knows how many days they can last..."
"That's right!" someone nearby immediately chimed in, "Instead of worrying about zombie hordes every day, why not take a gamble now? We just need to cooperate with the pros to deal with the level one and two zombies, and leave the rest to them!"
A woman with a scar on her face said, "These people are complete strangers who are willing to help us kill high-level zombies, and we're the ones who chicken out first? Aren't we ashamed?"
"With these experts around, let's give it a shot and turn a bicycle into a motorcycle!" a young man suddenly shouted.
"Yes! Let's give it our all!"
"Stop talking nonsense, just follow the experts and the base leader!"
"Let's fight!" Countless eyes blazed with burning fighting spirit in the twilight.
As Liu Hanhai stood on the watchtower where Lu Nange and the others were, Zhizhi and Gangzi had just returned to Lu Nange's side when Lu Nange's fingertips twitched slightly, and the crystal cores piled up at her feet instantly disappeared into space.
At this moment, shouts echoed between the city walls, carried on the evening breeze.
"How about... we send them back first? We can come up with a detailed plan and then..." Liu Hanhai hesitated.
Chi Yanzhou: "Everyone's morale is high right now; this is the perfect opportunity."
"Exactly!" He Zhuo slammed his hand on the railing. "Everyone's really into it right now, it's the perfect time to fight! Brother-in-law, like Ci-ge said, there's no time like the present, so why not do it today?"
Liu Hanhai's gaze swept over everyone: "Xiao Chi, Xiao He...you just finished dealing with the Zhao family today, aren't you tired?"
His response was a unanimous shake of the head.
Liu Hanhai: "Your sister is waiting for you to come home for dinner."
"What are you waiting for? I brought it directly." Yuri's voice came from the stairwell, followed by several survivors carrying baskets: "Since you hadn't returned, I simply brought over dinner."
The last few people to come up were carrying ice buckets, the ice cubes clinking inside.
"It's hot," Yuri wiped the sweat from her brow. "It's more comfortable eating like this."
Liu Hanhai reached out to hug Juanjuan in Youli's arms, but Juanjuan turned her head away and kicked her legs in the air, indicating that she wanted to get down.
As soon as Yuri let go, Juanjuan shot towards Lu Beiye like a small cannonball.
Lu Beiye lowered his head slightly and met Juanjuan's eyes.
The little guy held his fist high, clenching the candy, the candy wrapper crumpled up.
The crowd watched the two children talking without interrupting.
Lu Beiye said in a serious tone, "Thank you, Juanjuan. Uncle doesn't eat it, you eat it yourself..."
"Uncle...eat!" Curly tilted his head and stubbornly reached out his hand, but his eyes were looking elsewhere.
Yuri's eyes instantly turned red.
Liu Hanhai put his arm around her shoulder: "Don't cry, the baby's much better now."
Yuri: "It's all my fault! If I hadn't failed to take good care of Juanjuan, he wouldn't be in this state of fright!"
Lu Beiye took the candy and carefully unwrapped it...
Juanjuan was pacing around anxiously. Just as Lu Beiye bent down, his gaze level with the little one, and was about to feed Juanjuan the candy...
A chubby little hand reached straight for Lu Beiye's shoulder and Zhizhi's head!
"Smack!"
The vine slapped away the restless little paw without hesitation and then leaped onto Lu Nange's shoulder.
Zhizhi: "Chirp chirp chirp..."
[Master, help! Help! I really can't kill this little potato! ...]
Lu Nange touched Zhizhi's wavy hair: "No, Juanjuan likes you!"
Zhizhi, pouting, tied a knot in front of her chest with the vine: "Chirp chirp chirp!"
I don't like this cub that's always touching me...
Juanjuan took off running towards Lu Nange, but Lu Beiye grabbed her by the back of her collar.
Lu Beiye stuffed the candy into the little guy's mouth, then scooped Juanjuan back into Liu Hanhai's arms with one hand.
Yuri: "Little A-Ye isn't even nine years old yet, is he? He's incredibly strong!"
He Zhuo: "Sister Youli, you're envious too, aren't you? Waaaaah... This is a natural superhuman strength inherited from the Lu family! I've changed my surname to Lu for several months now, but I haven't inherited it..."
Yu Li took half a step closer to Liu Hanhai, her eyes filled with mixed emotions as she looked at He Zhuo... [This kid seems pretty clever! How did he suddenly become so stupid?]
Gu Wan rolled her eyes: "Sister Youli, don't mind this idiot, he has intermittent episodes."
Yuri withdrew her gaze and looked at the restless crowd on the other watchtowers: "Why are they all acting like they've been injected with adrenaline?"
Liu Hanhai: "I let them see the zombie situation for themselves, and also mentioned that Xiao Chi and the others were willing to help."
Yuri: "I've only been cooking a meal, and you're already planning to wipe out the zombies?"
Liu Hanhai: "Mm."
Yuri: "When do you plan to make your move?"
Chi Yanzhou: "Now."
"Now? So soon? Isn't that a bit too hasty?" Yuri exclaimed in surprise.
Lu Nange: "Sister Youli, look at their current state. Why not just go for it now? If we wait, they'll easily weaken and eventually exhaust themselves..."
"I understand." Yuri took a deep breath. "But you all need to fill your stomachs first."
Liu Hanhai had already turned around: "You guys eat first, I'll go get everyone together."
Chi Yanzhou: "Do you have a searchlight?"
Liu Hanhai nodded: "Yes..."
Chi Yanzhou pointed to the sky. "Based on our usual analysis, there are still two hours until dark. Why don't we let everyone go home for dinner and say goodbye to their families? We can use this time to install searchlights on all the watchtowers, and then officially begin operations in an hour?"
Yuri squeezed her curly little hand: "After all, it's a zombie hunt, and there's a possibility of losing your life. It's true that you should say goodbye to your family..."
Liu Hanhai took the megaphone: "Everyone—"
The sound echoed between the walls, and all the superhumans on the watchtowers turned their heads in unison, as thousands of gazes focused on them.
At the same time, Lu Nange's mental energy surged out of the wall, and the level one zombies who were about to become agitated upon hearing the noise suddenly froze.
Liu Hanhai: "Everyone, return to the inner city immediately!"
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